Google Messages is now broadly rolling out a redesigned long-press menu for conversations, eight months after testing began in January 2026.
The update adds precise text copying controls directly from the context menu, a capability that was missing from the previous implementation and forced workarounds for users needing to grab specific message fragments.
The slow rollout timeline from January test to September release is the real story here. Read the full piece for the UI specifics and to understand what changed between the test build and the version hitting phones now.
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